‘I haven’t told many people’ – new mums are turning to weight-loss drugs like Ozempic after having a baby, but there’s still stigma

‘I haven’t told many people’ – new mums are turning to weight-loss drugs like Ozempic after having a baby, but there’s still stigma

Ciara*, from Dublin, became a first-time mother at the age of 39. She knew she wanted a second baby and was delighted to discover she was pregnant again the day her firstborn turned one. Her pregnancies were, she says, “not kind” to her.